Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

luck out
- to suddenly get lucky even though it looks like you won`t succeed
He lucked out with the concert tickets and was able to buy four of them.
one's lucky stars
- a certain star or planet which is thought to bring a person good luck and success in
life
You can count your lucky stars that you don`t have to work on a rainy day like today.
lull before the storm
- a quiet period just before a period of great activity or excitement
It was the lull before the storm when the school principal walked into the assembly
hall to speak to the students about the new policy.
lull (someone) into a false sense of security
- lead someone to believe that all is well before attacking them
The residents of the small community were lulled into a false sense of security when
there were no crimes for several years.
lull (someone) to sleep
- cause someone to fall asleep
The mother spent a long time trying to lull her young baby to sleep.
lunatic fringe
- the more extreme members of a group
A small lunatic fringe of protesters caused many problems at the convention.
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